Vintage 74 [Import]

Product Description
2003 K2 24 bit remastered Japanese edition of 1974 album featuring ten tracks, first time on CD! BMG.

Vintage 74,Sergio Mendes,BMG,Bossa Nova,Brazil,Easy Listening,Latin Pop,Lounge,Piano,Pop,Samba,Soft Rock,World Music

Average customer rating: It's a classic!

Vintage '74 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Music Ye-Me-Le Sergio Mendes/Magic Lady Crystal Illusions Fool on the Hill ASIN: B000G1T0UE Release Date: 2006-06-27

Album Description

Digitally remastered 2006 reissue of this classic album, originally released on Bell Records in 1974. Features musical assistance from Dave Grusin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gracinha Leporace and others. Produced by Bones Howe, this was one of Mendes' strongest releases in years, consisting of top-notch material (three of them by Stevie Wonder!). Also features one of the earliest known covers of Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Aguad de Marco' (featuring Jobim himself on guitar!) 10 tracks including 'This Masquerade', 'Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing', 'Lonely Sailor' and more. Arista.

Customer Reviews:

It's a classic!.......2007-01-03

This CD reveals the spirit and music of Sergio Mendes. It's fantastic and awesome!

Average customer rating: Sergio gets back on-track Don't Think, Just Buy It Superb A lost classic, reissued at last! Vintage '74 is vintage Mendes at his considerable best!

Vintage 74 Sergio Mendes Manufacturer: Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Music Equinox Stillness Sergio Mendes/Magic Lady Fool on the Hill ASIN: B00008Z6YW Release Date: 2003-06-02

Tracks:

1. Don't You Worry About a Thing
2. Thie Masquerade
3. Waters of March (Aguas de Mar
4. Waiting for Love
5. Lonely Sailor
6. Vocbusou
7. Superstition
8. Funny You Should Say That
9. Double Rainbow
10. If You Really Love Me

Album Description

2003 K2 24 bit remastered Japanese edition of 1974 album featuring ten tracks, first time on CD! BMG.

Album Details

First Time Available on CD.

Customer Reviews:

Sergio gets back on-track.......2005-12-29

This was Sergio's second release for Bell Records after leaving his long-time label A&M. The first Bell album, "Love Music," was all American pop with very little Brasilian influence, other than Sergio's always outstanding rhythm section, and many long-time Mendes fans found it less than stellar for that very reason. "Vintage '74" finds Sergio reclaiming his Brasilian heritage with two "new" (for 1974) Jobim tunes, as well as a cover of "Voce Abusou," which had recently been a big hit in his native Brasil. But Sergio also points the way to his coming Elektra years with his new partnership with Stevie Wonder, whose "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" and "If You Really Love Me" Sergio completely rethinks, and wonderfully so. Some find Sergio's "rethinking" of Stevie's "Superstition" less satisfactory, but I've always loved its over-the-top disco-fied arrangement, which hearkens back a little to "Crystal Illusions" from the classic Brasil '66 years.

For those who love the Brasil '66 years, this is probably the closest you're going to get from Sergio's early to mid-70s output, at least until the Elektra "Homecooking" release, also available on import CD.

Don't Think, Just Buy It.......2005-03-25

Masterpiece of artistic expression! A wonderful way to slide into the brazilian ambience for the newcomer.

Superb.......2004-06-15

This album is one of the best they ever made and is consistently of a high quality - their Voce Abousou is fantastic and Waters of March. Brilliant album.

A lost classic, reissued at last!.......2003-07-09

Sergio Mendes and his group always made happy, passionate music. On each album they covered and interpreted the best North- and South American songwriters, introducing Mendes fans in both hemispheres to each others' top talents. Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" and Jobim's "Waters Of March" are two of my favorite cuts on this one, but like all Mendes albums, there are no clinkers.

This album finds the the group exploring a slightly more modern sound. Synthesizers, a "rockier"-sounding electric guitar, and a denser mix give this one a different texture from their earlier work. But it's still utterly gorgeous! My heartfelt thanks to the BMG-Victor/Japan for reissuing this, and to Amazon for carrying it! I'm so glad to see this music being made available again!

(By the way - if you already have this album, another lost classic is "Stillness", from 1970. The song "Righteous Life" alone is worth the price of the album, and the band's version of Joni Mitchell's "Chelsea Morning" has to be heard to be believed. Get 'em while they're still in print!)

Vintage '74 is vintage Mendes at his considerable best!.......2003-06-17

This is a rarity to behold which at last has made it's way to cd thanks to Japan's appreciation for great musical sounds. What gives this cd its special edge is the singing of Bonnie Bowden and Gracinha Leporace(Mendes'wife). Both have the opportunity to
show their considerable talents throughout. Highlights include a
wonderful version of Jobim's Waters Of March, and a sizzling cover of Stevie Wonder's Superstition. The portuguese selections are marvelous evocations of Brazilian celebration. Voce Abusou is especially wonderful in capturing the talents of Brazil '77. All told a welcome reissue.

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